Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-07
GENERAL Markets.


ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 6.-FlOur quiet and
easy and in moderate demand. Wheat unset.
settled; steady demand early made the market
firm, but later eased on large export IN New
caused recovery, and the close was l.. q &c
higher for Julyi No. red, cash, l3%ci July
- a15'sc, closing at sc; August -, q '4%c,
closing at &c; September 49, GI5'5c, closing at
nc. Corn lower and irregular; cash 81 C;
July 4dS3 c, closing 32'5c; August 32H0
80 c; September 81 &c. oats quiet; cash 20 &C ;
July p &c; August 24i5c, COrnmeal lower at
81 IS, Whisky steady at ST O5. Provisions
easy; pork irregular; new Sl5 %. Lard 50 30
Dry Esalt meat, boxed, shoulders, - 55i long
clears $3.50; clears s. '5i short clears, s. So.
Bacon Grmer; boxed shoulders So OOG6 2o; long
Clear and clear ribs IS 606S 49, short clear S 20
a 60. Hams steady at SllGl4 20.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 6.-New winter wheat IS
this morning, all was graded No. or better.
Weaker!feelng prevailed IN wheat market at
opening. August started at IL advanced to
7i7s but quickly reacted under free offerings
self but It is doubtful If 1t would have fallen 90
low without influence of corn. The pit was
poorly filed and the majority OF operators In 1t
mad wheat to sell, around IL The scalplng
element began picking itup in small quantities
for few points, thereby causing August to re-
cover to IL again %5d hra at which Of 4 fga
drouth caught the corn crowd long" and this
morning they could not sell fast enough.
There were few buyers at the market, but
they TOOK little as the price went on down;
during the first hour to 50 c, substantially one
cent; then stGadying awhile around 551i C 1t re-
acted to 3GLC. The corn crowd seemed to
have made up their minds to see big crops,and
figure that in the face of prospects. the present
prices are If anything, too high. The disposi-
ton of the longs TO-DAY was to get out while
they could do so at good figure. August
closed steady at IS c. Provisions were weak
and prices ranged lower; general feeling was
bearlsh and operators were more inclined TO
sell during the early part OF the session owing
to q ContinuedfdeCline IN corn, and prices of
lard declined Ice, and short rips l3c. About
noon shorts began to cover; offerings decreas-
ed and rally occurred, last sales being only
7l1Gl0c lower than yesterday. August larI
opened at S6 co. declined TO S. %, and closed at
Sc 81. G6 So short ribs for August opened at
8 20, cold to 81 So, and closed at s. 62E.
Leading futures closed as follows: Wheat
July So c; August II s. C; September Ijl+c: Oc-
tober - &C. Corn-July 35ilci August 35taci
September g. &C; october 51tsc- Mess PORK
Nominally, Ut SIS GOALS OJ for cash. Lard-July
S. IS; August S. 81; September s. 80;
October Sc TX, Short ribs-July s. 52H;
August s. SPY; September s. ~; October
s. 72H. Cash quotations were: -Four ruled
quiet, with prices steady and unchanged; No.
spring wheat 691t a IOc; No. = red, pSaes,
No. , corn 35'lc. Mess pork, per bb., Sl5 00Ss
Is 90. Lard-$5 IS Short ribs sizes, pose,
s. 5Od7 IS; dry sailed shoulders. boXedaS5 60
as 20; short clear sides, boxed, s. 9OG7 953
NEW YORK, July 6.-Flour market active
and firm, but not quotably nigner. WheatI-
SPOT lots t.GZc lower with active bus lness In
good part for export; options opened heavy
and closed steady, showing recovery Of HGlc
most marked on September speculation only
moderate; spot No. ,, red, SIC, elevator; SSisc,
delivered; SIC special late delivery;
: So closed a. s Fl August Sasg 81: az